Johnson v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Williams, J.
Plaintiff Eric A. Johnson brought a wrongful death action seeking damages for defendants’ negligence in failing to provide minimal security to protect his wife, Dr. Kathryn Hinnant, a pathologist at Bellevue Hospital Center (Bellevue). Dr. Hinnant was murdered and sexually assaulted in her office on Saturday, January 7, 1989 at approximately 4:00 p.m. by Steven Smith, a homeless intruder who had recently been a patient at the hospital.
This appeal seeks to overturn a judgment in favor of defendant New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) following…
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